Ninjas in Pyjamas announce 25th Anniversary Showmatch with CS legends

Jack Stewart, Senior Editor

Last Updated: 23/10/2025

Swedish esports organisation Ninjas in Pyjamas (NIP) are hosting a shotwatch with current Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) stars and CS legends.

The event is the celebrate the organisation’s 25th anniversary and will take place on Wednesday, November 5th.

The showmatch will be streamed on NIP’s YouTube and Twitch as well as the Twitch channels of Patrik ‘f0rest’ Lindberg and Christopher ‘GeT_RiGhT’ Alesund.

Who is competing in the Ninjas in Pyjamas 25th Anniversary CS2 showmatch?

NIP’s current CS2 and Impact players will take on an all-star lineup of NIP legends led by f0rest and GeT_RiGhT.

The duo were part of the NIP team, which still holds the record for the longest win streak in CS esports after 87 consecutive wins.

Further legends competing in the showmatch will be announced via NIP’s social media pages.

Now a Brand Ambassador of NIP, Patrik ‘f0rest’ Lindberg said:

“I’m looking forward to celebrating this significant milestone for NIP alongside my former teammates from over a decade ago.

“Together we achieved a Major title and a win record that still stands today. It’s now time to prove that we have still got it against some of the best players in the world, who proudly represent NIP today.”

The roster of current NIP players will include Rasmus ‘sjuush’ Beck, Artem ‘r1nkle’ Moroz, and Kacper ‘xKacpersky’ Gabara.

“It’s going to be a lot of fun playing against some of the all-time greats,” says sjuush, one of NIP’s current male CS2 stars.

They will be joined by NIP Impact’s IGL Ksenia ‘vilga’ Klyuenkova and British star Mia ‘aiM’ Cooper.

The future of the women’s team is in doubt as, recently, the ESL Impact women’s CS2 circuit was suspended indefinitely.

Viewer details for the NIP 25th Anniversary Showmatch

The Showmatch will be played as a best-of-three series between the team of current stars and the team of CS legends.

However, to ensure fans get full entertainment, a fail-safe has been put in place if the series ends 2-0.

If that happens, a bonus showmatch mixing the two rosters of current players and CS legends will give fans a third game.

NIP has also promised that the event will feature commentary from top-tier broadcast talent, who will be announced on their socials soon.

The Swedish organisation are also hosting a limited capacity watch party at the Red Bull Gaming Sphere in Stockholm.

The watch party will be ticketed but free to attend, with further details due to be announced soon.

Jack Stewart, Senior Editor

In my seven years of esports writing, I've introuduced esports coverage to newspapers, interviewed some of the biggest names in the industry, and driven viewers mad with the puns in my YouTube scripts. I'm most proud of the latter.

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